Interim Guidance on Resumption of NIH Extramural Activities

Notice Number: NOT-OD-14-002

Update: The following updates relating to this announcement have been issued:

  • November 7, 2013 - Status of Peer Review Meetings Scheduled to Take Place During the Recent Lapse in Appropriations. See Notice NOT-OD-14-019.
  • October 29, 2013 - See Notice NOT-OD-14-014. Additional Clarification on Resumption of NIH Extramural Activities Following the Recent Lapse in Appropriations.
  • October 22, 2013 - Revised Guidance on Resumption of NIH Extramural Activities Following the Recent Lapse in Appropriations. See Notice NOT-OD-14-007.
  • October 18, 2013 - See Notice NOT-OD-14-003. Guidance on Resumption of NIH Extramural Activities Following the Recent Lapse in Appropriations.

Key Dates
Release Date: October 17, 2013

Related Announcements
None

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

NIH is working to reestablish dates for grant and contract submissions, determine how to handle missed review meetings, and reschedule dates for training and other activities that were scheduled to occur during and immediately following the period of the government shutdown.

As of today, we can confirm that we will be rescheduling all October grant application submission deadlines to the November timeframe (specific dates to be announced in a future Notice). By delaying due dates that occurred both during the lapse in funding and in the week following, applicants will have access to NIH staff and the help desks as they develop their applications.

Peer review meetings that were due to be held between October 1 and October 17 have been cancelled and are being rescheduled.

We expect the eRA Commons will be available for public access on Monday, October 21.

NIH will provide additional information, including a Notice on NIH operations during a continuing resolution, as soon as it is available.